how to stop a breast fed baby from biting??

[mama2one]

My daughter is 7.5 mths and still breastfed. Which I intend to do until she is 12-15mths.Im finding it really hard as she has 6 teeth. And can’t stop her from biting me. :crying: It is so painful to feed her. I have tried taking her off and putting her down for a while and saying no But is hasn’t helped.:confused: Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated. (i really don’t want to stop breastfeeding because of this)

[Flicka]

I don't know if this helps but I fed my DS until he was nearly 2. The first time he bit I just made sure I squealed extra loud (more than it hurt) and gave him a huge fright and he burst into tears. I could usually tell when he was going to do it as he would get a cheeky look on his face and I would just say "no biting". It seemed to work but what works for one might not for another. Kids eh??? Hope it gets better as it is very painful.

[munchkin05]

ben has only ever done it once

the first time he done it was 3 am in the morning and i screamed so loud
and well he never done it again

every so often now he gets my nipple between his teeth and laughs and i just say if you bite booby goes away then he continues feeding

hope the bitting stops :fingerscrossed:

[Manxie]

Oh your poor thing. I agree with the others, a loud reaction when you get bitten can often do the trick.

I also would remove DD and put her on the floor and walk away after a while she got the message. Also watch out for signs that its going to happen, my risky time was towards the end of a feed so I'd pull DD off when I could see she was getting a bit restless.

[Mum&bubs]

It bloody hurts doesn't it. You poor thing :hugs:

Taliyah has no teeth as yet, thank god!!

But Summer AH! She has only bitten me once, I took her straight off the boob and refused to give it back to her and made it VERY clear that it is a HUGE no no!! I done it in a firm voice too (it's hard to do but you've got to get the point across to them)

That was the last time she ever bit me :D

Good luck!

[mama2one]

Thanks girls I will try the loud scream and the firm no :shame: ill let you know how we go :fingerscrossed:


Mum&bubs wow tandem feeding . I have heard of it. Is it hard?:confused: good on you keeping it up :yelclap: